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Amengual, NYIT Rock No. 9 Bentley

from press release

WALTHAM, Mass. - Senior Ryan Amengual (West Babylon, N.Y.)
netted a game-high four goals and dished out two assists to lead
No. 11 NYIT to a 15-8 victory over No. 9 Bentley on the road
Wednesday afternoon. All four of the preseason All-American's goals
were unassisted.

Graduate student Chris Lubin (Syosset, N.Y.) continued his
streak of hat tricks as he added three goals and two assists for
the Bears, who improve to 3-2 on the season.

The Bears took an early 2-0 lead on goals from rookie Bobby
Calhoun (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Lubin. Amengual and Jason
Smith (Setauket, N.Y.) set up each attack, respectively. However,
Bentley (0-2) would fight back to equalize the game by the end of
the first quarter. Matt Boilard scored both goals in the final six
minutes to make the score 2-2.

NYIT opened the second quarter with goals from Lubin, senior
Thomas Anthis (Dewitt, N.Y.) and sophomore A.P. Nist (Parkland,
Pa.). Lubin's second goal of the contest would become the
game-winner. The Falcons were held at a two-goal distance as junior
Joe Herman (Seaford, N.Y.) found the back of the cage at 8:16 on
the clock. The Bears would close out the half with a goal from
Amengual with just six seconds remaining and helped the Bears carry
that momentum into the third quater.

The Bears scored four unanswered goals from senior Keith Clancy
(Pine Bush, N.Y.), a pair from freshman Cory Triola (Levittown,
N.Y.), and one from Amengual. NYIT claimed an 11-4 lead with just
under nine minutes left in the third quarter.

Troy Neville broke the Falcons free of the drought with 8:05 to
play in the quarter, but NYIT closed out the third quarter with
three straight goals, two from Amengual and one from Anthis. Lubin
would have the final say of the contest with his third goal of the
game at 4:01 to play in the fourth quarter.

East Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Week Billy McGee (Rocky
Point, N.Y.) made 11 saves for the win. Junior Joe Fallon (Kings
Park, N.Y.) closed out the contest, seeing his first six minutes in
the cage this season. He made two saves. The loss was dealt to Mike
O'Neil (0-2). He faced 10 of the Bears goals.

NYIT returns to action on Saturday, Mar. 26 on the road against
the Lions of Molloy. Face-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Rockville
Centre, N.Y.